Giant Acrochordon Arising from the Thigh.

Zeynep Sener Bahce; Sami Akbulut; Nilgun Sogutcu; Tulin Oztas

Author(s)

Zeynep Sener Bahce Department of Surgery, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir 21400, Turkey

Sami Akbulut Department of Surgery, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir 21400, Turkey

Nilgun Sogutcu Department of Pathology, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, 21400, Diyarbakir, Turkey

Tulin Oztas Department of Surgery, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir 21400, Turkey

Abstract

Acrochordons commonly develop from skin on the neck and axillar region, but may be found on any region of body. Although some predisposing factors have been implicated, the definite etiology has yet to be determined. We report the case of a 46-year female patient who presented with a large mass lesion on the inner aspect of the thigh. She stated that the swelling had emerged some 20 years ago and had progressively grown since then. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a solid lesion with no anatomic relationship with musculoskeletal structures. Taking into account the basal width of the lesion, spinal anesthesia was administered and the lesion was excised with an intact surgical border of approximately 1 cm. The resulting defect was primarily closed. A histopathologic examination led to the diagnosis of an acrochordon with a size of 20 x 14 cm. To the best of our knowledge, this is the largest acrochordon lesion with the widest base reported in the literature.

Publication Details

Page(s) 839-840

DOI DOI not available

Published Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 25, Issue: 11, Year: 2015

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